Block tossed
on block buried
and broken down
No sound

Walls woven
in steel strands
and rubber bands
and stretched

Close-eyed gates
Bars fallen tight
Lock out the day
Keep out the light

From battlement
more or less
I observe every inch
of the fortress

Fortress fall
Cover all
I ever knew
or thought

And yet remain
locked in scars
and barred
in shame